Students from Grand Valley’s New Music Ensemble and the Dance Company greeted visitors to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park on February 25 with performances inspired by the sculpture “Utopia” by artist Jaume Plensa. The sculpture is in the Garden Pavilion in the Welcome Center.
GVSU in photos: Student performers immerse themselves in 'Utopia'
Feb 26, 2024
Jenna Altman is carried by other GVSU Dance Company students during the "Utopia: A Music and Dance Ambient Experience" performance with the New Music Ensemble.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Emma Armijo, left, dances with the GVSU Dance Company along with the music from the New Music Ensemble performed at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park February 25.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Hannah Angell, center, rests on another dancer while performing with
fellow GVSU Dance Company students with the New Music Ensemble,
background, at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
New Music Ensemble member Lydia Seaver plays the keyboard while the GVSU Dance Company performs "Utopia: A Music and Dance Ambient Experience."
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
The GVSU Dance Company enters the Garden Pavilion as music from the New Music Ensemble is performed.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two students from the GVSU Dance Company, Kaylynn Betts, left, and
Hannah Angell, right, perform in front of the sculpture
"Utopia" by artist Jaume Plensa.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two dancers embrace during the "Utopia: A Music and Dance Ambient Experience" at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Jenna Altman, with the GVSU Dance Company, dances during the performance with the New Music Ensemble.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
New Music Ensemble member Levi Smith is silhouetted in front of the
greenhouses of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park during
"Utopia: A Music and Dance Ambient Experience" February 25.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Laina Stanton, center, and fellow dance students perform "Utopia: A Music and Dance Ambient Experience" at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The GVSU Dance Company was performing to music by the New Music Ensemble.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Members of the New Music Ensemble play next to the sculpture "Utopia" by artist Jaume Plensa.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
GVSU Dance Company's Emily Shay, left, and Julian McKenzie, right, help
lower dancer Laina Stanton, center, to the ground during the
performance.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
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